The fact of the matter is we'll get $450 million dollars of that market back, but the other $400 million we won't with the current agreement. We're looking at a hollow victory.

The more important thing, though, for disease surveillance is to have movement information.

We're just now getting back into that marketplace. What we're trying to do is build a long-term relationship for a billion pounds of beef-trade. You simply can't allow mistakes like this to occur.

Japanese consumers are important to us. They are a key to our success.

I don't feel comfortable in my position going hog wild trying to do this when you're still $400,000 or $500,000 short.

We haven't had to run the 3 to 11 p.m. crew unless we absolutely have to.